Gravitational Wave Detection: What is new - Odylio Denys de Aguiar

Gravitational Wave Detection: What is new

 

Odylio Denys de Aguiar

(INPE)

 

23 de setembro, terça-feira, às 16h no auditório do 6º andar - CBPF

Abstract: The quest for gravitational wave detection has been one of the toughest technological challenges ever faced by experimental physicists and engineers. Despite the null results to date, after four decades of research, the community involved in this area is continuously growing. One of the main reasons for this is because the first gravitational wave detection and the regular observation of gravitational waves are among the most important scientific goals for the beginning of this millennium. They will test one of the foundations of physics, Einstein’s theory of general relativity, and will open a new window for the observation of the universe, which certainly will cause a revolution in our knowledge of physics and astrophysics. In this talk I will give an updated report about the status of some relevant detectors (interferometers, bars, spheres, radio-telescopes, and CMB experiments), in operation, going to an upgrading, under construction, or still as projects. In particular, I will give details about the Brazilian Schenberg detector and our participation in the LIGO project.

 

Odylio Aguiar possui graduação em Eletrônica pelo Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (1978), mestrado em Astrofísica pelo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (1983) e doutorado em Física - Louisiana State University System (1990). Atualmente é pesquisador titular do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais e pesquisador colaborador da Universidade de São Paulo. Tem experiência na área de Física, com ênfase em Relatividade e Gravitação Experimental, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: ondas gravitacionais, detecção de ondas gravitacionais, detector Mario Schenberg, projeto LIGO.

 

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